Balbir Singh, an ardasiya (prayer reciter), who refused the traditional 'siropa' (robe of honour) to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been transferred. The priest refused to give a ... more&nbsp

Balbir Singh, an ardasiya (prayer reciter), who refused the traditional 'siropa' (robe of honour) to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been transferred. The priest refused to give a 'siropa' to the CM inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple, citing "government's inaction" in cases of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib last year. The Chief Minister, accompanied by the senior Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) official, had been to sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple to pay obeisance but Singh refused to offer 'siropa' to the Chief Minister. less&nbsp